Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Happy Birthday Dad!!

My Dad is 52 today. Yes, I know. He's young. Very young to have two children who are going to be 32 this October. And to Ashley and Audrey, he is known as Grandpa Fuzzy. The week Ashley turned two, we joined my Dad and my Stepmom and her family in the Outer Banks. Ashley got a first hand look at why I have to wax my eyebrows and lip and hence the name Grandpa Fuzzy. You know the men you see on the beach with the hairy backs? Totally my Dad.

From that week at the beach (sorry, I couldn't find a picture documenting the hairy back)...he's the one next to me holding the dog...

I don't remember much from my childhood specifically. But I do remember how hard my Dad worked. When he and my Mom were married, he worked a full time job with the Federal Government, worked part time at various places (Pizza Hut and a Best Western just to name a few) and went to school part time. After my parents were divorced when I was ten, my Dad had my brother and I every other weekend. It's those weekends I remember. We took trips to DC, went hiking, and visited our Grandmother every weekend he had us. Those memories will stay with me forever.

My Dad has many, many years ahead of him. My Grandmother, his Mom, is still going strong. And my Dad and my Stepmom are building their dream house right now. And they definitely deserve it.

My dad is 53 and I'm 35....do that math!Young parents were NOT good when I was in high school, they knew too much!Grandpa Fuzzy....quite possibly the nicest thing I've ever heard in reference to a particularly hairy fella!